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Isaiah 8

CSB 1
Then the Lord said to me, "Take a large piece of parchment and write on it with an ordinary pen: Maher-shalal-hash-baz.
NIV 1
The LORD said to me, "Take a large scroll and write on it with an ordinary pen: Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz.
CSB 2
I have appointed trustworthy witnesses-Uriah the priest and Zechariah son of Jeberechiah."
NIV 2
And I will call in Uriah the priest and Zechariah son of Jeberekiah as reliable witnesses for me."
CSB 3
I was then intimate with the prophetess, and she conceived and gave birth to a son. The Lord said to me, "Name him Maher-shalal-hash-baz,
NIV 3
Then I went to the prophetess, and she conceived and gave birth to a son. And the LORD said to me, "Name him Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz.
CSB 4
for before the boy knows how to call out father or mother, the wealth of Damascus and the spoils of Samaria will be carried off to the king of Assyria."
NIV 4
Before the boy knows how to say 'My father' or 'My mother,' the wealth of Damascus and the plunder of Samaria will be carried off by the king of Assyria."
CSB 5
The Lord spoke to me again:
NIV 5
The LORD spoke to me again:
CSB 6
Because these people rejected the slowly flowing waters of Shiloah and rejoiced with Rezin and the son of Remaliah,
NIV 6
"Because this people has rejected the gently flowing waters of Shiloah and rejoices over Rezin and the son of Remaliah,
CSB 7
the Lord will certainly bring against them the mighty rushing waters of the Euphrates River- the king of Assyria and all his glory. It will overflow its channels and spill over all its banks.
NIV 7
therefore the Lord is about to bring against them the mighty floodwaters of the River-- the king of Assyria with all his pomp. It will overflow all its channels, run over all its banks
CSB 8
It will pour into Judah, flood over it, and sweep through, reaching up to the neck; and its spreading streams will fill your entire land, Immanuel!
NIV 8
and sweep on into Judah, swirling over it, passing through it and reaching up to the neck. Its outspread wings will cover the breadth of your land, O Immanuel !"
CSB 9
Band together, peoples, and be broken; pay attention, all you distant lands; prepare for war, and be broken; prepare for war, and be broken.
NIV 9
Raise the war cry, you nations, and be shattered! Listen, all you distant lands. Prepare for battle, and be shattered! Prepare for battle, and be shattered!
CSB 10
Devise a plan; it will fail. Make a prediction; it will not happen. For God is with us.
NIV 10
Devise your strategy, but it will be thwarted; propose your plan, but it will not stand, for God is with us.
CSB 11
For this is what the Lord said to me with great power, to keep me from going the way of this people:
NIV 11
The LORD spoke to me with his strong hand upon me, warning me not to follow the way of this people. He said:
CSB 12
Do not call everything an alliance these people say is an alliance. Do not fear what they fear; do not be terrified.
NIV 12
"Do not call conspiracy everything that these people call conspiracy; do not fear what they fear, and do not dread it.
CSB 13
You are to regard only the Lord of Hosts as holy. Only He should be feared; only He should be held in awe.
NIV 13
The LORD Almighty is the one you are to regard as holy, he is the one you are to fear, he is the one you are to dread,
CSB 14
He will be a sanctuary; but for the two houses of Israel, He will be a stone to stumble over and a rock to trip over, and a trap and a snare to the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
NIV 14
and he will be a sanctuary; but for both houses of Israel he will be a stone that causes men to stumble and a rock that makes them fall. And for the people of Jerusalem he will be a trap and a snare.
CSB 15
Many will stumble over these; they will fall and be broken; they will be snared and captured.
NIV 15
Many of them will stumble; they will fall and be broken, they will be snared and captured."
CSB 16
Bind up the testimony. Seal up the instruction among my disciples.
NIV 16
Bind up the testimony and seal up the law among my disciples.
CSB 17
I will wait for the Lord, who is hiding His face from the house of Jacob. I will wait for Him.
NIV 17
I will wait for the LORD, who is hiding his face from the house of Jacob. I will put my trust in him.
CSB 18
Here I am with the children the Lord has given me to be signs and wonders in Israel from the Lord of Hosts who dwells on Mount Zion.
NIV 18
Here am I, and the children the LORD has given me. We are signs and symbols in Israel from the LORD Almighty, who dwells on Mount Zion.
CSB 19
When they say to you, "Consult the spirits of the dead and the spiritists who chirp and mutter," shouldn't a people consult their God? [Should they consult] the dead on behalf of the living?
NIV 19
When men tell you to consult mediums and spiritists, who whisper and mutter, should not a people inquire of their God? Why consult the dead on behalf of the living?
CSB 20
To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, there will be no dawn for them.
NIV 20
To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, they have no light of dawn.
CSB 21
They will wander through the land, dejected and hungry. When they are famished, they will become enraged, and, looking upward, will curse their king and their God.
NIV 21
Distressed and hungry, they will roam through the land; when they are famished, they will become enraged and, looking upward, will curse their king and their God.
CSB 22
They will look toward the earth and see only distress, darkness, and the gloom of affliction, and they will be driven into thick darkness.
NIV 22
Then they will look toward the earth and see only distress and darkness and fearful gloom, and they will be thrust into utter darkness.

New International Version

Isaiah 8

NIV 1
The LORD said to me, "Take a large scroll and write on it with an ordinary pen: Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz.
NIV 2
And I will call in Uriah the priest and Zechariah son of Jeberekiah as reliable witnesses for me."
NIV 3
Then I went to the prophetess, and she conceived and gave birth to a son. And the LORD said to me, "Name him Maher-Shalal-Hash-Baz.
NIV 4
Before the boy knows how to say 'My father' or 'My mother,' the wealth of Damascus and the plunder of Samaria will be carried off by the king of Assyria."
NIV 5
The LORD spoke to me again:
NIV 6
"Because this people has rejected the gently flowing waters of Shiloah and rejoices over Rezin and the son of Remaliah,
NIV 7
therefore the Lord is about to bring against them the mighty floodwaters of the River-- the king of Assyria with all his pomp. It will overflow all its channels, run over all its banks
NIV 8
and sweep on into Judah, swirling over it, passing through it and reaching up to the neck. Its outspread wings will cover the breadth of your land, O Immanuel !"
NIV 9
Raise the war cry, you nations, and be shattered! Listen, all you distant lands. Prepare for battle, and be shattered! Prepare for battle, and be shattered!
NIV 10
Devise your strategy, but it will be thwarted; propose your plan, but it will not stand, for God is with us.
NIV 11
The LORD spoke to me with his strong hand upon me, warning me not to follow the way of this people. He said:
NIV 12
"Do not call conspiracy everything that these people call conspiracy; do not fear what they fear, and do not dread it.
NIV 13
The LORD Almighty is the one you are to regard as holy, he is the one you are to fear, he is the one you are to dread,
NIV 14
and he will be a sanctuary; but for both houses of Israel he will be a stone that causes men to stumble and a rock that makes them fall. And for the people of Jerusalem he will be a trap and a snare.
NIV 15
Many of them will stumble; they will fall and be broken, they will be snared and captured."
NIV 16
Bind up the testimony and seal up the law among my disciples.
NIV 17
I will wait for the LORD, who is hiding his face from the house of Jacob. I will put my trust in him.
NIV 18
Here am I, and the children the LORD has given me. We are signs and symbols in Israel from the LORD Almighty, who dwells on Mount Zion.
NIV 19
When men tell you to consult mediums and spiritists, who whisper and mutter, should not a people inquire of their God? Why consult the dead on behalf of the living?
NIV 20
To the law and to the testimony! If they do not speak according to this word, they have no light of dawn.
NIV 21
Distressed and hungry, they will roam through the land; when they are famished, they will become enraged and, looking upward, will curse their king and their God.
NIV 22
Then they will look toward the earth and see only distress and darkness and fearful gloom, and they will be thrust into utter darkness.